Leeann Tweeden Accuses Senator Al Franken Of Groping Her And Has The Photos — Should He Stick Around Like Donald Trump And Roy Moore?

Leeann Tweeden, a model and radio personality, claims that Senator Al Franken sexually assaulted her and she has pictures to back her story.

Tweeden posted a lengthy article where she explained that almost 11 years ago she flew to the Middle East with several celebrities including Darryl Worley, Mark Wills, Keni Thomas and Franken to entertain the troops.

She began her post: “In December of 2006, I embarked on my ninth USO Tour to entertain our troops, my eighth to the Middle East since the 9/11 attacks. My father served in Vietnam, and my then-boyfriend (and now husband, Chris) is a pilot in the Air Force, so bringing a ‘little piece of home’ to servicemembers stationed far away from their families was both my passion and my privilege.”

Tweeden went on to say that Franken prepared a skit that included sexual innuendo and wanted her to take part in it.

This is what happened next: “Franken had written some skits for the show and brought props and costumes to go along with them. Like many USO shows before and since, the skits were full of sexual innuendo geared toward a young, male audience.”

She said the comedian turned politician wanted her to rehearse the kiss and added: “On the day of the show, Franken and I were alone backstage going over our lines one last time. He said to me, “We need to rehearse the kiss.” I laughed and ignored him. Then he said it again. I said something like, ‘Relax Al, this isn’t SNL…we don’t need to rehearse the kiss.’

Tweeden claimed that Franken made her uncomfortable with his behavior.

She wrote: “He repeated that actors need to rehearse everything and that we must practice the kiss. I said ‘OK’ so he would stop badgering me. We did the line leading up to the kiss, and then he came at me, put his hand on the back of my head, mashed his lips against mine and aggressively stuck his tongue in my mouth. I immediately pushed him away with both of my hands against his chest and told him if he ever did that to me again I wouldn’t be so nice about it the next time.”

Tweeden later found photos where Franken was touching her breast and was shocked.

She confessed: “I couldn’t believe it. He groped me, without my consent, while I was asleep. I felt violated all over again. Embarrassed. Belittled. Humiliated. How dare anyone grab my breasts like this and thinks it’s funny?”

Franken has apologized, and like President Donald Trump or U.S. Senate candidate Roger Moore, he said he does not recall the incident.

He stated: “I certainly don’t remember the rehearsal for the skit in the same way, but I send my sincerest apologies to Leeann. As to the photo, it was intended to be funny but wasn’t. I shouldn’t have done it.”

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After getting blasted for the first apology, Franken released a second one.